A Sunday Afternoon PB and Bonus Bingo Ticks🏅✔✔ 😁

[Birdlady64]

I last ran on Thursday and almost didn't run at all this weekend what with the rain and all. I've spent most of the weekend reading on here about everybody else's fantastic achievements and feeling ever so slightly lazy.

Around 3pm I decided enough was enough, got kitted up, warmed up and forced myself out just as it was getting dark this afternoon. The rain had turned to a drizzle by then so I didn't mind at all.

I used my new wireless earbuds for the first time. The sound was good and it was nice not have a wire stuffed down through my top. 😂

I ran mainly through the residential back streets, with a short section along the main road. I haven't run this route before so I wasn't really sure where the kilometre markers were, but I had I decided I wasn't going to look at my watch for most of the run, but that I would check the time at around 4k and try to push on for the last km if a PB was a possibility.

This feels like a nice, comfy run. Breathing good, legs feeling good. Reaching what I thought the 4k point was I check my watch. It reads only 3.6k. 😨 Oh no! Not as far as I thought. But I notice the average pace is 8.01. So a sub-40 minute 5k is clearly on the cards - it will only be my second! 🤞😀

I increase my pace. Glancing at my watch again a little later I see my average pace is now 7.59 and I've run almost 4k. I step it up another gear over the last km - it feels like I'm working hard. I don't check my watch again until it buzzes to signal I've reached 5k.

Yes! Sub-40 minutes and a new PB! 😁 It's either 38.48 or 38.45 depending on whether you believe Mr Garmin or Strava, but lets stick with Garmin. Strava also gives me a personal record for 1 mile and my 2nd fastest 2 miles on this run.

The stats also show this was a nice steady run, until I decided to step things up a gear and the last km is clearly obvious on the map.

My splits were 7.57, 8:02, 8:02, 7:58,6:47.

As a bonus I also managed 2 ticks on my festive bingo card - a (very bad) selfie with festive Christmas lights in the background at the end of my run, and a post run festive treat of coffee and a mince pie! I missed the chance of a third by shouting "hello" to the only other runner I saw instead of wishing him "Merry Christmas". Oh well - next time then.

I really enjoyed this run and I'm so glad I made the effort to get out there 😁

Enjoy your Sunday evening everyone!

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

Lovely write up and a great new, sub 40 minute PB for 5K! Fantastic achievement 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏆 Consistent splits and a great last km push!

Maybe your work on the speed challenge has played a part. In any case, it’s a great run for you and I know you’ll be super pleased with this! 👍

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

Thanks Julia.I'm pretty happy with that and you may be right about the speed challenge. If nothing else it's forced me to try something different and shown me I can go faster, even if it's not sustainable (yet).

I hope you've recovered from your amazing HM effort yesterday. Still chuffed for you 😁

[Jools2020 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

‘’Yet’ being the operative word! 👍

I’m surprisingly fine! Perhaps a little tired, but even went for my usual Sunday walk this morning with my neighbour. Still chuffed! 😊

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Jools2020]

And so you should be

[Speedy60 Graduate10]

Well done. Those are the best runs! 🥳

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Speedy60]

Thanks.I really enjoyed that one and am super pleased I went out.

[Speedy60 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

I find I have to manage my moods at the moment. I spent the whole of last Saturday feeling sorry for myself before I dragged myself out. I felt so much better for it. This weekend I made sure I went out in the morning. I had a much better weekend. I'm so thankful I can run.

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Speedy60]

Yes I know exactly what you mean. Early mornings justt aren't working for me right now though running has definitely helped keep me sane. It is a privilege to be able to.

[Couchphoenix Graduate10]

Well done on achieving your new 5k PB Birdlady64, 👏🏻👏🏻 you definitely earned that mince pie 🥧 😋

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Couchphoenix]

Thank you.It was actually your post that motivated me to give myself a good kick up the you know what and run today.

The mince pie was good 😋

[Couchphoenix Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

Aahh that’s good to hear 👍

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Congrats on your PB and some great Bingo ticks today✔️

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Thank you. I started late so I have some catching up to do on the ticks front.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Lovely run with added PB and bingo ticks Birdlady. Is your Strava pic a snowman with a shopping basket.😊⛄🏃‍♀️⭐✔xxx

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thanks! You have a much more vivid imagination than I do, but yes! I see what you mean 😁

[Slothgoesrunning Graduate10]

Well done! Amazing time and effort. How lovely that it all came together for you 🏃‍♀️🤶🏻👏

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Slothgoesrunning]

Thanks!It was a good run and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The best bit more as the mince pie and coffee afterwards 😁👍😋

[Sybilw Graduate10]

Well done on the pbs! I thought of you on my last run as I thought I saw a woodpecker take off ahead of me. I saw a flash of green and it seemed to be the right size.

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw]

Thanks!Yep that would be a Green Woodpecker 😁

[Sybilw Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

I thought so. Only because we saw one once on the grass and had to look it up!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

How lovely to read , to know you got out there when you weren’t keen and got a pb 5k to make you smile i love the photos and the map art is definitely Santa and a sack of presents

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks both! Ive had Santa with a sack of presents and a Penguin with a Shopping basket so far. You people definitely have better imagination than I do ! 😁Sorry to read you've both been feeling poorly and not logging a run for the Speed Challenge. Hope you are back on your feet soon 😘

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Thank you, I was struck down with this on Friday evening and intend to get into work tomorrow as feeling a lot better, poor Willow started feeling unwell yesterday Definitely Santa and a sack of gifts, I planned a christmas map art yesterday but it will have to wait but i believe we are the same age and my pb for 5k is 40.44 mins, so am going to keep trying to get a bit faster because if you can go faster maybe i can too 😀

[Dups Graduate10]

Well run Birdlady64, sounds like you had a great run . Congratulations on your PB 👏👏👏👏. So much more pleasurable when you enjoy the run. I think you earned the mince pie and coffee 🎅⛄️🎄

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Dups]

Thanks - the coffee and mince pie were lovely 😋I did enjoy that run - which is a bonus as I wasn't really up for it before I went.

The PB was an added bonus for sure.

[Forest_Run_Beginner Graduate10]

That's an excellent run there Birdlady64, an unexpected 5k PB, ticks on the Bingo card and most importantly, you enjoyed it. Fantastic ✅✅👏🏃‍♀️💥💪🎅🤶🦌🎄⛄😊

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

Thanks! It all just seemed to click for some reason on that run and I had a blast! I need to catch up on my bingo ticks though as I started late.

[Lifluf Graduate10]

What a great run, not keen to start with, not expecting a best performance and then it all came together. And bingo ticks too. Well done!

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Lifluf]

Thanks so much!Its funny how it sometimes just seems to come together and click like that. I wish I knew why - then I might be able to manage a repeat performance! 😁

[Lifluf Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

Yes me too.

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

And you got a tick in the box for an accidental Strava art pic of a robin.

👏🏻👏🏻

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks!😁But I'm just not getting the robin at all...🥴

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

The orangey bit is the branch, the left loop is the tail, the middle loop is the body, and the right loop is the head with him looking backwards. See him now?

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

A ha! I see.... I think 🤔Your imagination is much more active than mine

So far I have had suggestions of a penguin with a shopping basket and santa with a sack of presents

[Pooped77]

Hi non running question but how do you get multiple photos in your posts?

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Pooped77]

It is actually only one photo - but it is a collage made up of several individual photos.You can get apps to do that eg pic collage, or use Google photos

I'm pretty sure you can add multiple photos though as well if you want to. They just don't display at the same time

[Pooped77 in reply to Birdlady64]

Thanks just found it on google photos 👍